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Daily News18 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.11.2022 (Rhino horns trafficked with impunity: report, FM asks NIIF to guide private capital into infrastructure, Opaque political financing could cost democracy dear Weighing in on PMGKAY the free grains scheme, Trade tumult, Isn’t reservation for the poor a good thing?)

1. Rhino horns trafficked with impunity: report In terms of weight, there has been an increase in the seizure of rhino horns after 2017, despite an overall reduction in poaching, says a global threat assessment report presented at a convention of wildlife conservation agencies in Panama City. The report says that “prolific” Vietnamese and Chinese […]

Daily News16 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 16.11.2022 (Is climate change affecting global health?, What does the World Bank report say about India’s cities?, A call to action to avoid climate catastrophe, Undermining federalism eroding States’ autonomy, Stay watchful, Health as the focus of air pollution policy)

1. Is climate change affecting global health? Why is the world’s reliance on fossil fuels increasing the prevalence of disease, food insecurity and other illnesses related to heat? According to a Lancet report, how are changing weather events impacting lives? What action is required to stop the crisis from causing further damage? The story so far: Even as […]

Daily News15 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 15.11.2022 (The significance of the Bali G-20 summit, What are the hurdles to building schools for tribals?, Wholesale inflation slipped to single digit at 8.4% in Oct, Echoes of Kashmir’s long-lost Persian inflection, The shape of the Indian economic pie must change, In Iran protests the long fight for freedoms, Where no child is left behind)

1. The significance of the Bali G-20 summit How important is this summit for the world and for India specifically? Which countries are not attending the gathering? Why and how was the G-20 formed? What does its current make-up say about the economic balance of the world? When is India taking up the G-20 presidency? […]

Daily News14 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 14.11.2022 (G-20 summit to focus on food, energy security,Himachal Pradesh records 75.6% voter turnout, beats 2017 figure,Extra-regional fishing fleets present in Indian Ocean: Navy, Indian business groups are a rising presence at COP-27 , Biden will seek red lines in talks with Xi today , New regulations for awarding PhDs )

1. G-20 summit to focus on food, energy security Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Bali on Monday to attend the G-20 summit on November 15 and 16. Food and energy security and post-COVID health issues will be at the top of the agenda in sessions at the summit in the Indonesian city. Officials said […]

Daily News13 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 13.11.2022 ( MBBS in Hindi lost in transliteration?, Political parties in Karnataka bicker over ‘statue politics’ ,Tirupati’s megalithic burial sites in a state of neglect,‘We want G-20 heads to meet, solve issues’, India supports ASEAN-centrality in the Indo-Pacific region: Dhankhar, India to host ‘No Money For Terror’ conference, Commuters shun the fast Mumbai water taxis for the high ticket rate, Two sculptors cross swords over Netaji statue at India Gate, How has the EWS ruling altered reservations?, Why are talks on 1.5°C at a cliff edge at COP27? , ‘India can buy Russian oil outside price cap’ , ‘India to stay fastest growing big economy’)

1. MBBS in Hindi lost in transliteration? Doctors, students, hospitals raise concerns about viability of programme and employability of students from bilingual stream in Madhya Pradesh Transliterated medical textbooks, bilingual classes without separate language-based batches or faculty, and the choice of taking exams in Hindi or English — these are the main features of the […]

Daily News12 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 12.11.2022 (SC orders release of all life convicts in Rajiv case,Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: SC, DMK hails verdict, says Governors can’t sit on resolutions ,SC extends protection for area around ‘shivling’,Courts must take up civil suits against hate speech: ex-SC judge, Altitude decides simians’ attitude to diet )

1. SC orders release of all life convicts in Rajiv case The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of six life convicts who have been in prison for over three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The six convicts are: Nalini, Ravichandran, Jayakumar, Suthenthiraraja (Santhan), Murugan and Robert Payas. A Bench of […]

Daily News11 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 11.11.2022 ( At COP-27, India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024 ,Online gaming row: HC to hear plea on Ordinance on Nov. 16, ISRO’s cryogenic engine, indigenously developed for LVM3, passes hot test ,Unlaundered truth, A way out of Kerala’s fiscal vulnerability ,Human rights defenders must obey law of the land, says India at HRC session,Payments still an issue, India and Russia working towards a solution,Iran says it has developed a hypersonic ballistic missile,Tehran warns Saudi Arabia that its patience has limits,‘Current account deficit may be lower at 3% this fiscal’, Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson )

1. At COP-27, India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024 Developing countries require “substantive enhancement” in climate finance beyond the floor commitment of $100 billion a year to meet their ambitious goals and rich countries need to lead the mobilisation of resources, India has stressed at the ongoing UN climate summit COP-27 […]

Daily News10 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 10.11.2022 (In the hopes for a clear blue sky, Level of groundwater extraction lowest in 18 years finds study, The EWS judgment and the shadow of Pandora, Policing with talent resource sharing not squabbling, Enforcing the ban on the two-finger test)

1. In the hopes for a clear blue sky How far back does Delhi’s air pollution problem go? What policy measures have been taken over the decades by the Union and State governments? What are the major pollutants contributing to the increased PM2.5 levels in the capital? Have the measures taken by the State been […]

Daily News9 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 09.11.2022 (The Supreme Court order on PF pensions, Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?, As tensions mount some Raj Bhavans are on the war path, CSIR-NGRI to install early warning system against floods; rockslides; and avalanches in Himalayan States, ‘No consensus’ is derailing counter-terror diplomacy, After the dust a clearer picture of Agnipath’s direction, Content moderation through co-regulation)

1. The Supreme Court order on PF pensions What has the SC ruled in the case where the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation appealed various orders favouring employees? Who all stand to benefit from the order? Who all have been excluded? What has been the Union government’s argument? On November 4, a three-judge bench of the […]

Daily News7 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 07.11.2022 (The Uniform Civil Code, The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world, Camera traps renew hope for snow leopard in Kashmir, COP-27 puts climate compensation on agenda for first time, Architecture the profession needs strengthening, Democratic deficit, The continuing stalemate in Myanmar)

1. The Uniform Civil Code What were the Constituent Assembly debates about the UCC? What were the different arguments? Is uniformity even desirable for a nation that is as diverse as India? How have Courts looked upon the implementation of the UCC? Gujarat has joined the list of BJP-ruled States that have called for implementing […]

Daily News6 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 06.11.2022 (Navy chiefs of Quad in Japan ahead of Malabar Exercise, Over 64,000 people in India die of snakebites each year, Vaccine trial soon amid fear of Ebola virus spread, A third of world heritage glaciers under threat warns UNESCO, How is India planning to end child marriage?, Climate networking)

1. Navy chiefs of Quad in Japan ahead of Malabar Exercise The meeting on the naval exercise, which was started in 1992 between India and the U.S., will go on till November 9; this comes at a time when a Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang-6 has entered the Indian Ocean Region via the Sunda Strait […]

Daily News5 Nov 2022

Daily Current Affairs 05.11.2022 (As Delhi gasps, Kejriwal says stubble burning major cause, In Pakistan a state of war with much drama ahead, The real issue at COP27 is energy equity, Remote voting)

1. As Delhi gasps, Kejriwal says stubble burning major cause It is the responsibility of Punjab’s AAP government, will find solution by next November, says Delhi Chief Minister; Punjab Agriculture Department claims bio-decomposer is not cost-effective For the second straight day, the air quality in the National Capital Region remained in the worst or “severe” […]